After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 806 - 804: Cleaning Up

Xie Jingchen rode his horse into the palace.

As he approached the palace gates, Xie Jingchen stopped.

Looking at the towering palace gates, Xie Jingchen felt a headache rising.

If there was any place he didn’t want to go to.

It would undoubtedly be the Imperial Palace.

Since marrying Su Jin, there hasn’t been a single good thing when he’s summoned to the palace.

Who knows what challenge the Emperor has in store for him this time?

Xie Jingchen steeled himself and rode into the palace.

The guards at the gate looked at him very differently than they looked at Su Jin.

When Su Jin entered the palace, the guards were fearful and curious.

When Xie Jingchen entered the palace, they uniformly showed sympathy.

The people in the palace summarized the pattern——

When Princess Jin Ning entered the palace, the Emperor was in the best mood for half an hour after she left, it was a good time to approach the Emperor.

When the Heir of Prince Zhenbei entered the palace, the Emperor was in the worst mood for half an hour after he left, it was absolutely not the time to approach the Emperor.

Xie Jingchen went straight to the Imperial Study.

As soon as he entered, he saw stacks of memorials scattered all over the place.

Xie Jingchen’s eye twitched several times.

He stepped forward to greet the Emperor.

The Emperor never stood on ceremony with his son-in-law and asked, "Have you heard about the Nanliang Envoy coming to fetch Princess Jiuling?"

Xie Jingchen’s brows furrowed and he replied honestly, "I’ve heard about it."

"It’s good you’ve heard," the Emperor said.

"Help me come up with a method that won’t offend Nanliang, yet still keep Princess Jiuling in Daqi."

"...."

Xie Jingchen felt an overwhelming sense of fatigue.

He had anticipated the Emperor would present him with a difficult task.

But he had not expected it to be this difficult.

Princess Jiuling was a princess married for diplomacy, by both emotion and reason, she should stay in Nanliang.

To insist on keeping her in Daqi, the Emperor was being unreasonable.

Turning an unreasonable request into a reasonable one was asking for the impossible.

"Very difficult?" the Emperor frowned and asked.

Xie Jingchen hesitated, about to nod.

The Emperor continued, "I trust you can come up with a solution that satisfies both parties."

"Let me know before the morning court tomorrow."

Xie Jingchen, "...!!!"

Giving him a difficult problem was bad enough, but now he was given a time limit?!

How can he possibly resolve such a difficult issue in just one day?

Yet the Emperor’s face left no room for refusal.

Xie Jingchen rubbed his temples as he exited the Imperial Study.

Watching him leave, the Emperor glanced at Eunuch Fu and said, "Am I being too difficult as a father-in-law?"

Eunuch Fu was about to nod, but the Emperor shot him a look, so Eunuch Fu quickly responded, "Compared to Marquis Dongxiang forcing the Heir of Prince Zhenbei to write self-reflection memorials, the Emperor merely asking for advice is nothing."

Seeing the Emperor’s satisfied expression.

Eunuch Fu felt the same sympathy for the young lord as Xingxing did.

He also felt for himself, constantly having to speak against his conscience.

Xie Jingchen entered the palace with a headache and left with an even worse headache.

All along the way, he pondered the issue but found no solution.

Upon returning to his residence, he headed directly to the Agarwood Pavilion.

Su Jin was reclining on the small couch reading, and Xingxing heard the footsteps and said, "Miss, the young lord is back."

Su Jin sat up a little straighter, just in time to see Xie Jingchen stride in.

His face was clouded with worry.

Su Jin put down her book and looked at him, "Did the Emperor scold you?"

"He didn’t scold me," Xie Jingchen replied.

He sat down beside Su Jin.

Su Jin poured him some tea and said, "Then why do you look so burdened?"

Xie Jingchen picked up the teacup and drank more than half in one go.

After quenching his thirst, Xie Jingchen explained, "The Emperor gave me a really tough problem to solve."

"What’s the problem?" Su Jin asked curiously.

"The Emperor wants me to come up with a perfect solution regarding Princess Jiuling’s situation."

"...."

Su Jin’s mouth twitched.

How is this even a big problem?

At least difficult problems have solutions, but does this one?

Su Jin felt a bit sorry for Xie Jingchen, merely marrying a wife meant getting two fathers-in-law.

In the past, she thought Marquis Dongxiang was hard to deal with, but the Emperor is in a different league.

Now it seems, the Emperor surpasses him.

Su Jin could offer no real help.

She could only silently crack walnuts for Xie Jingchen——

For brain health.

After consuming half a plate of walnuts, Xie Jingchen got up and went to the study.

As soon as he left, Xingxing asked, "Did the young lord think of a solution?"

"He probably hasn’t," Su Jin replied.

"If the young lord could keep Princess Jiuling here, and send Princess Fuqing back to Nanliang, that would be a perfect solution," Xingxing suggested.

Ever since knowing Su Jin was a princess, Princess Fuqing dared not provoke her.

But whenever they met in the palace, Princess Fuqing glanced at Su Jin with angry eyes.

Su Jin really didn’t like her.

Anyone who covets the young lord, Xingxing disliked.

Yet, Princess Fuqing was the adopted daughter of Princess Jiuling, and the Emperor, afraid Su Jin might hit her, specifically instructed her to come to him if she felt wronged instead of resorting to violence...

Instead of resorting to violence...

The person the Emperor specifically mentioned they had to tolerate, they could only respectfully avoid.

Xingxing thought that seeing Princess Fuqing and steering away was too unfair to her mistress and believed she should be sent away.

Being a Nanliang Princess, she really shouldn’t stay in Daqi.

Su Jin tapped Xingxing’s head.

Wishful thinking.

They might not even manage a perfect solution, let alone a threefold perfection.

Xie Jingchen spent the entire afternoon in the study at the back courtyard, and Su Jin did not disturb him.

When it was time for dinner, Su Jin asked, "Still haven’t thought of a solution?"

Xie Jingchen didn’t say anything.

Su Jin knew then that there was no solution yet, she said, "You don’t have to be so diligent, you know?"

"If you can’t figure it out today, you can think about it tomorrow."

"The Emperor wants me to give him the solution early tomorrow," Xie Jingchen replied.

"...."

Su Jin, with a twitch of her mouth, served Xie Jingchen a chicken leg.

Later at night, Su Jin lay in bed, with Xie Jingchen beside her.

If it were before, someone would have already been up to mischief, getting the bed warm with their antics, but tonight it was unusually quiet.

Su Jin turned to look at him and said, "Let it go."

Xie Jingchen had been pondering all afternoon.

Su Jin and Xingxing intermittently tried to help him think it through all afternoon.

"This matter is just unsolvable unless Prince Jin of Nanliang gives Princess Jiuling a letter of divorce."

"If that were to happen, the Emperor would confront Nanliang for sure."

The dignified princess got divorced, and if the Emperor didn’t demand an explanation from Nanliang, it wouldn’t be justified.

Xie Jingchen lay with his eyes closed.

Su Jin couldn’t sleep and mischievously drew circles on his chest.

Xie Jingchen suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Su Jin got startled.

Xie Jingchen abruptly flipped over and pinned Su Jin beneath him.

Su Jin wanted to cry; wasn’t she just causing trouble for herself needlessly?

Now if she resisted, wouldn’t she be at fault?

Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen and suddenly felt lighter.

Xie Jingchen got up and started putting on his brocade robe.

Su Jin sat up and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Heading out for a bit," Xie Jingchen said.

Su Jin was full of question marks.

It was already past curfew, so what was he going to do now?

Xie Jingchen walked to the bedside and pinched Su Jin’s nose, saying, "Don’t worry, I’ll be back to settle accounts with you later."

Su Jin, "...."

Worry about what?!

Who’s worried!

Su Jin glared at him with a reddened face, "Going out in the middle of the night, just don’t get into trouble, alright."

Xie Jingchen chuckled and left.

Yet he hadn’t anticipated Su Jin’s words would become reality, and he indeed got into trouble.

Xie Jingchen, "...."